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Summary Victoria Azarenka will keep her No 1 ranking after successfully defending her Australian Open title.
Victoria Azarenka will keep her No. 1 ranking after defeating Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title.
Azarenka needed to win Saturday s final to maintain her hold on the top spot, otherwise Serena Williams, who lost in the quarterfinals, would have become No. 1.
Williams will rise a place to No. 2 when the new rankings are released on Monday, trading spots with Maria Sharapova, who lost in the semifinals at Melbourne Park.
Poland s Agnieszka Radwanska will remain fourth and Li will be fifth, up one place.
